A well known fact described in Herodot's "History" is that about the year 513 BC Darius I ventured his Scythian campaign beyond the Danube (Istros) and across the tribal lands of the Thracians, including those of the Odrisae and Ghetae.

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Considered not only as works of art, but in the first place as official document and by the role they were intended to play, the value of the two treasures can be regarded as tremendous in view of the abundant light they throw on some important events of ancient times.